Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automaker founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937. It is the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production volume and a pioneer of hybrid electric vehicle technology. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Founded Year SignificanceThe world's largest automobile manufacturer, producing approximately 10 million vehicles annually and pioneering hybrid electric vehicle technology. 1 HeadquartersToyota City, Aichi, Japan 1 Connections
Exemplifies
The Toyota Production System is the strategy's origin, per the entity's own description
Operated By
Founded the automobile division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works that became Toyota Motor Corporation in 1937.
Source Wikipedia: Kiichiro Toyoda
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Toyota Motor Corporation
WikipediaOpening section
It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937.
1920s-1930s History section
The newly formed word was trademarked and the company began trading on August 28, 1937, as the Toyota Motor Company Ltd.
View the Source Wikipedia: Kiichiro Toyoda
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